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American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology

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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), with the help of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) and 24 other organizations, has issued an addendum to its clinical guidelines detailing when to introduce children to peanut-containing foods. The guidelines now recommend that children at high risk should be introduced to peanuts early in life, instead of avoiding all peanut-containing foods.

"An expert panel sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, issued clinical guidelines today to aid health care providers in early introduction of peanut-containing foods to infants..."